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Dear Church Family:
Jesus Christ Is In The Boat In Mark 4:35-41, a miracle is told about Jesus calming a horrific storm which caused his disciples to fear for their lives. All it took was a word from the Master. I think this storm was intended as a time for testing and teaching. I spent several years on Navy sea duty—I know what it means to be in a storm that could sink your ship and cause the loss of all aboard. (I didn’t know the Lord at that time.) Although the disciples had Jesus in the boat with them their fear was great because they thought he didn’t care. We are in a type of fierce storm now. Please remember that Jesus is in the boat with us. He does care and has provision to see us through this storm. Be of good hope and have faith! Pastor Bill Ritchey Notice: We will now be sending the devotionals out early in the mornings for those of you that usually look at their e-mails in the mornings. We will send a separate e-mail out at 2:00 PM with any updates from the church. So be sure to check your e-mails twice a day. Be sure to check back at 2:00 PM today to get the latest updates from WWCN If any of you have stories of how God has supplied your need, blessed you, or how you have ministered to those around you, please send them to the church's email and I will forward them on to Traci and Pastor Michael. We want to hear your God Stories! As we continue to live in these challenging days we still have the Hope that lies in knowing Jesus Christ as our personal Savior. Continue to use every opportunity to share this Hope which can only be found in Jesus Christ with those who may not know Him! If you are experiencing a spiritual need, or just need someone to talk to, our pastoral staff is here to help. You can contact any of our pastoral staff or you can also call the church office at 273-2248. It is being answered 24/7.
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Update From WWCN:
I trust each of you had the opportunity to worship with us yesterday. Pastor Donny, and his wonderful band of music makers blessed in a tremendous way. (Thank you Micah for reminding us to smile more and laugh often) Pastor Michael gave an outstanding message of challenge, assurance, and faith. A big thank you to these servants of the Lord. We will have a virtual board meeting tomorrow night at 6:00 via Zoom. (Board members, I will be sending you a sign on number later today or early tomorrow) John Martins is home from the hospital after having some heart complications. Please continue to hold him and Jeanette up to the Father in prayer. As of this date, I have not been notified of any WWCN folks contracting Covid19. Praise The Lord! Corey Wilson is recuperating from a bout with the flu(not corona virus) Pray for him and Carla as he continues to feel better day by day. If you have children, make sure you sit down with them and watch Miss Holly’s children’s messages found on YouTube. You and your children will be greatly blessed. If you have any news you would like to have included in our daily update, contact Pastor Fran, or one of our staff pastors. They will make sure it happens. Stay in, Stay Safe, and Stay in The Word! Your Pastoral Staff Dear Church Family:In this time of uncertainty in our world, the one certain thing we have is God. We should not focus on the situation but rather look through this and see Christ Himself in the middle of the storm with us. This is a beautiful time to carry out the fruits of the Spirit the Apostle Paul describes in Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control“
When we live these fruits we are being Christ like. Let us remember what James wrote, “Consider it our joy my brothers and sisters when you face trials of many kinds, because you know the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance do its work so you may be mature and complete not lacking in anything." James 1:2-4 We're gonna get through this and be stronger for it. Pastor Marty 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Notice: We will now be sending the devotionals out early in the mornings for those of you that usually look at their e-mails in the mornings. We will send a separate e-mail out at 2:00 PM with any updates from the church. So be sure to check your e-mails twice a day. Be sure to check back at 2:00 PM today to get the latest updates from WWCN If any of you have stories of how God has supplied your need, blessed you, or how you have ministered to those around you, please send them to the church's email and I will forward them on to Traci and Pastor Michael. We want to hear your God Stories! As we continue to live in these challenging days we still have the Hope that lies in knowing Jesus Christ as our personal Savior. Continue to use every opportunity to share this Hope which can only be found in Jesus Christ with those who may not know Him! If you are experiencing a spiritual need, or just need someone to talk to, our pastoral staff is here to help. You can contact any of our pastoral staff or you can also call the church office at 273-2248. It is being answered 24/7.  Here's a lovely poem written by our own Joyce Terrill:
He Is Near God as I see your glory coming to life now The flowers peeking their heads out to grow. The trees with buds about to sprout, I want to praise You and shout. But then I hear the news And I want, but can’t to run to the pews And You remind me that You are near And I should not fear. Sweet peace comes over me then And assurance victory over this invisible enemy we will win. Use the hands and minds of doctors and scientists Give wisdom to our leaders in the midst. Lord, in the meantime, please place a hedge of protection Over our world and families and give us direction. Amen Dear Church Family:if you missed the devotional by Jared this morning, check your email. His devotional was sent out at 6:30 AM. We will be sending the devotional separately from the updates for now. Devotionals will be in your inbox early in the mornings and the updates will be around 2:00 PM.
Thanks! Pastor Fran Update From WWCN: Send all your prayer requests to either Doris or Fran. We really do want to be praying for you and any need you may have. Don’t forget to connect with one of our services Tomorrow. YouTube at 9:00 a/m. WIBW at 10:30 and YouTube and Facebook at 11:00 To access our live stream on YouTube:
To access our live stream @ 11:00 on Facebook:
All small group leaders have received information on how to have a “virtual” small group meeting utilizing “Zoom”. Contact your group leader for information on time and how to connect. We are learning new ways to connect and minister to everyone. If you have some ideas we have not explored or thought of, please contact one of our pastors. We really do want to hear from you! For all administrative Board Members, we will have a “virtual” board meeting Tuesday night using “Zoom” I will be sending each of you a “sign on” number. Stay connected, stay safe and stay in The Faith Your pastoral staff Dear Church Family:In his book The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis said: “Satan’s cause is never more in danger than when a human, no longer desiring, but still intending, to do God’s will, looks round him on a universe from which every trace of Him seems to have vanished, and asks why he has been forsaken, and still obeys.” As we all adjust to this new way of life, you may feel abandoned or forgotten by God. Remember that God still loves you and has promised to “never leave you or forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5b). When everything seems to be crumbling around you, continue to trust and obey.
-Pastor Jared Notice: We will now be sending the devotionals out early in the mornings for those of you that usually look at their e-mails in the mornings. We will send a separate e-mail out at 2:00 PM with any updates from the church. So be sure to check your e-mails twice a day. Be sure to check back at 2:00 PM today to get the latest updates from WWCN If any of you have stories of how God has supplied your need, blessed you, or how you have ministered to those around you, please send them to the church's email and I will forward them on to Traci and Pastor Michael. We want to hear your God Stories! As we continue to live in these challenging days we still have the Hope that lies in knowing Jesus Christ as our personal Savior. Continue to use every opportunity to share this Hope which can only be found in Jesus Christ with those who may not know Him! If you are experiencing a spiritual need, or just need someone to talk to, our pastoral staff is here to help. You can contact any of our pastoral staff or you can also call the church office at 273-2248. It is being answered 24/7. Dear Church Family:If you missed the devotional by Holly this morning, check your email. Her devotional was sent out at 6:30 AM. We will be sending the devotional separately from the updates for now. Devotionals will be in your inbox early in the mornings and the updates will be around 2:00 PM.
Thanks! Pastor Fran YouTube link for Holly’s devotions: https://youtu.be/lAtnUv__A0A Update From WWCN: For those of you that are a part of a Life Group or Sunday school class, instructions have been sent to your life group leaders and Sunday school teachers on how to use Zoom as a tool to keep in touch with each other. If you don’t hear from your life group leaders or Sunday school teachers soon please feel free to call them and ask about Zoom and how to go about signing up for that. Thank you for all of you that have continued to give on Give Plus and for those who have faithfully sent in their tithes or dropped them off at the church. Thank you for your faithfulness and for your stewardship that helps build the Kingdon of God! We know many had troubles with our live stream this past Sunday. As we attempt to navigate the world live streaming, we are working hard to find the best solution so we can gather together online. This Sunday, at 9:00, we will stream to our YouTube Channel. At 11:00 we will stream to our YouTube Channel as well as our Facebook Page. As always, we will have our broadcast with WIBW at 10:30. Channel 13.2 Additionally, if there are technical difficulties, you can tune into our YouTube channel and we will have the whole service posted by 5:00 PM. To access our live stream on YouTube:
To access our live stream @ 11:00 on Facebook:
Thank you for your patience and for your grace! We’re all in this together! -Pastor Michael If any of you have stories of how God has supplied your need, blessed you, or how you have ministered to those around you, please send them to the church's email and I will forward them on to Traci and Pastor Michael. We want to hear your God Stories! As we continue to live in these challenging days we still have the Hope that lies in knowing Jesus Christ as our personal Savior. Continue to use every opportunity to share this Hope which can only be found in Jesus Christ with those who may not know Him! If you are experiencing a spiritual need, or just need someone to talk to, our pastoral staff is here to help. You can contact any of our pastoral staff or you can also call the church office at 273-2248. It is being answered 24/7. Dear Church Family:AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD STAYED HOME
Read: Ephesians 4 Consider: And the people of God stayed home. And read the Word, and listened, and rested, and moved, and made art like their Creator. They played games together and laughed and danced together. They learned new ways of being and remembered old truths. Some meditated and prayed. Many learned to listen more deeply. Some took a long look at where life had brought them to. And the people of God began to think differently. And their hearts began to heal. And, in the absence of people living in mindless, ignorant, selfish ways, they began to hope. And even though separated by walls and streets and disease, a longing began. A growing longing for unity, for forgiveness for togetherness, for worship. And when the danger had passed, and the people joined together again, they grieved their losses, and made new choices, and dreamed new images, and created new ways to live and worship, ways of the Kingdom, ways of their KING that would heal their community as they had been healed. -Holly Woodbridge This has been freely and perhaps excessively paraphrased by Holly Woodbridge from a Positively Irish post recently passed around Facebook. Update From WWCN: We will now be sending the devotional out early in the mornings for those of you that usually look at their e-mails in the mornings. We will send a separate e-mail out at 2:00 PM with any updates from the church. So be sure to check your e-mails twice a day. We are continuing to look at new and innovative ways to help you stay connected with your Wanamaker Woods Church Family. If any of you have stories of how God has supplied your need, blessed you, or how you have ministered to those around you, please send them to the church's email and I will forward them on to Traci and Pastor Michael. We want to hear your God Stories! As we continue to live in these challenging days we still have the Hope that lies in knowing Jesus Christ as our personal Savior. Continue to use every opportunity to share this Hope which can only be found in Jesus Christ with those who may not know Him! If you are experiencing a spiritual need, or just need someone to talk to, our pastoral staff is here to help. You can contact any of our pastoral staff or you can also call the church office at 273-2248. It is being answered 24/7. Dear Church Family:James, the brother of Jesus, puts it like this:
“When all kinds of trials and temptations crowd into your life, don’t resent them as intruders. Welcome them as friends. Realize they serve to produce in you the quality of endurance.” Adversity. Sickness. Hardship. Disruption. These words appear to be the daily diet of most headlines these days. We cry, Yuck! The writers of scripture seem to view these things through a whole new set of rose-colored spectacles. The Greek word James uses for trial is peirasmois. It literally means a struggle that will reveal one’s true character. It’s like how a stress test reveals the state of your physical heart. This revealing is actually a form of God’s mercy. God knows that there is an actual joy that comes from discovering the truth about ourselves. As we face these challenging days ahead may we consider these questions with joy. God, where do You want to be at work in surprising ways? God, how could I partner together with You in these trials right where I am? Pastor Donny Update From WWCN: We know many had troubles with our live stream this past Sunday. As we attempt to navigate the world live streaming, we are working hard to find the best solution so we can gather together online. This Sunday, we will attempt to stream our services to both Facebook and YouTube. At 9:00, we will stream to our YouTube Channel. At 11:00 we will stream to our YouTube Channel as well as our Facebook Page. As aways, we will have our broadcast with WIBW at 10:30. Additionally, if there are technical difficulties, you can tune into our YouTube channel and we will have the whole service posted by 5:00 PM. Thank you for your patience and for your grace! We’re all in this together! -Pastor Michael To access our live stream @ 11:00 on Facebook:
If any of you have stories of how God has supplied your need, blessed you, or how you have ministered to those around you, please send them to the church's email and I will forward them on to Traci and Pastor Michael. We want to hear your God Stories! These are indeed challenging days, but also days of great opportunity to spread the message of hope which can only be found in Jesus Christ. If you are experiencing a spiritual need, or just need someone to talk to, our pastoral staff is here to help. You can contact any of our pastoral staff or you can also call the church office at 273-2248. It is being answered 24/7. Dear Church Family:Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; (Psalm 23:4) There are times when we all need a new beginning, a renewed relationship with God. Times when we fail, rebel, or we hide in our inner personal cave of fear from circumstances. In Jesus, we can find forgiveness, illumination to our path and eternal hope. God’s morals do not change with the changing world. His Word is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. So, therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. God has a new beginning for you and it begins at the cross, today. Step through. Pastor Jerry Update From WWCN:
We know many had troubles with our live stream this past Sunday. As we attempt to navigate the world live streaming, we are working hard to find the best solution so we can gather together online. This Sunday, we will attempt to stream our services to both Facebook and YouTube. At 9:00, we will stream to our YouTube Channel. At 11:00 we will stream to our YouTube Channel as well as our Facebook Page. As aways, we will have our broadcast with WIBW at 10:30. Additionally, if there are technical difficulties, you can tune into our YouTube channel and we will have the whole service posted by 5:00 PM. Thank you for your patience and for your grace! We’re all in this together! -Pastor Michael To access our live stream @ 11:00 on Facebook:
If you are experiencing a spiritual need, or just need someone to talk to, our pastoral staff is here to help. You can contact any of our pastoral staff or you can also call the church office at 273-2248. It is being answered 24/7. Dear Church Family:When all this craziness concerning the Coronavirus pandemic began, I felt a real uneasiness in my spirit. I wasn’t afraid necessarily, but it could have very easily turned to fear if I didn’t have Jesus in my life and if I didn’t know without a doubt that I could stand on His promises to never leave me or forsake me. When I went to the stores and found the shelves had been swept clean of supplies, once again I felt this uneasiness in my spirit. Not because I was fearful of not having the food or supplies that I might need but I couldn’t help but think about the panic and fear that was driving the people of this world. I knew that I didn’t have to give into the fear that was so prevalent around me. I could trust in God for my every need, but what about those that didn’t have Jesus and the promises of His Word. I immediately began to pray as I went up and down the empty isles for the people that were living in panic and fear.
I have several devotional that I follow each day and the next morning my devotional read like this: “When the Coronavirus pandemic began, I knew my husband, who is an infectious disease physician, could possibly be involved in caring for some of the infected. One night last week, a colleague texted him saying he had received word from a friend in New York saying infectious disease doctors are dying there. The next morning the word "Do not fear what they fear" came to me so frequently that I realized it was a word from God. I found it in Isaiah 8:12, 13: "...do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it. The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread." God spoke these words to Isaiah when Judah was threatened by an enemy invasion and the people were terrified. Scripture says, "the hearts of Ahaz [the king] and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind" (Isaiah 7:2). Because of their fear, the king was ready to form an alliance with other nations rather than depend on God for protection. Isaiah warned King Ahaz to reject fear and to look to God. To refuse to do so was to become more and more fearful. They would ultimately be leaving their lives in the hands of an unknown power. Their failure to trust God, would make Him appear helpless, indifferent, even insignificant rather than the Lord Almighty. Trusting God for protection during the Coronavirus crisis, of course does not exclude doing what is reasonable to avoid the virus. "A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions" (Proverbs 22:3 NLT). But I've discovered we can do so without fear.” By Althea Hinthorn So do not fear what they fear...Trust God! Blessings to all of you, Pastor Fran Update From WWCN: Because of the difficulty many had in connecting to our live feed this past Sunday we will be moving to a different and more secure service. We will be e-mailing information and instructions to you about this new service and how our people can connect. We will be working with all of our small group leaders this week with ideas they can use to engage our small groups in a weekly virtual small group experience. Look for more information on our daily E-Mail devotions and updates. We are continuing to look at new and innovative ways to help you stay connected with your Wanamaker Woods Church Family. These are indeed challenging days, but also days of great opportunity to spread the message of hope which can only be found in Jesus Christ. If you are experiencing a spiritual need, or just need someone to talk to, our pastoral staff is here to help. Listed below is the contact number for each of our pastoral staff. (You can also call the church office at 273-2248. It is being answered 24/7) L D Holmes: 221-5845 or [email protected] Pastor Michael: 414-0464 or [email protected] Pastor Fran: 554-6799 or [email protected] Pastor Delinda: 845-2290 or [email protected] Pastor Donny/Holly: 508-345-7044 or [email protected] Pastor Dick: 633-7900 or [email protected] Pastor Jerry: 640-3792 or [email protected] Pastor Bill: 817-2802 or [email protected] Pastor Jared: 806-6339 or [email protected] Pastor Marty: 207-0479 or [email protected] Dear Church Family:THE STORMS OF LIFE “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 In this world we will face all kinds of obstacles, trials and tribulations and we should be wary of any doctrines or teachings that say we shouldn’t have to face these things. Why? Because the Lord said we will have tribulations. So, the encouragement He is giving is simply this: You’re going to face trials, but GOD is greater than any problem you will face in this world! Here are some things you can know about the storms of life: God knows exactly where you are emotionally and mentally when trouble hits. He understands your frustration and need to ask why a certain event has taken place. He never condemns your feelings. Instead, He provides wisdom for all you face. He will not leave you comfortless. Jesus does not leave us on our own to deal with heartache and trials. He has given us the Holy Spirit to comfort us when we are too weak to continue. Think on His goodness and how He never fails you. A promise you can claim: “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 Pastor Dick Guilfoil Update from WWCN
We apologize for the difficulty some of you experienced yesterday when attempting to access our live streaming worship service. We are working on the problem and think we have found a good alternative. If all else fails, go to our YouTube channel. Simply type in Wanamaker Woods Nazarene and the current worship service will come up. In fact, if indeed you did miss yesterday, you can still watch yesterday’s service on YouTube. Just follow the above directions. We are all attempting to be compliant and practice “social distancing”. That said, if you have a need or emergency that we can help with, call the Church office number (785-273-2248) It is monitored 24/7 Please continue to pray for our Local, State, National and World leaders. We will continue to send daily e-mail devotions, with any current updates. Never forget, you are a child of The King; loved, blessed and protected by Him whose Grace is sufficient. Dear Church Family: In times of uncertainty be reminded of what IS certain: God is Faithful (Ps. 36:5) God Provides (Philippians 4:19) God is in Control (1 Peter 5:6-7) He never fails (Romans 8:38-39) He loves you (Romans 5:8) He is able to do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine. (Ephesians 3:20-21) God is still and always will be on the throne. Have faith, take courage, trust and walk through this uncertain time with confidence in a God who knows all, who cares so much for you that he would number the hairs on your head, who created you with a purpose and knit you together in your mother’s womb, he will not forsake you. For we who are called by His name, live by faith and not by sight. Take this opportunity to slow down, to be more intentional with your family and to share the Truth of Christ with your neighbors. In His service, Pastor Delinda An update from WWCN:
We will be live-streaming our services on our church website. We invite you to join us from the comfort of your home with your family at 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM. We will also be broadcasting our service 10:30 AM on 13.2 (or channel 11 for Cox customers, or channel 12 for U-verse customers). If there are technical difficulties, we will have our service loaded on our You Tube channel by 5:00 PM Need to know how to access our Live Stream this Sunday? Here's a quick instructional video.(click on the link below) https://youtu.be/ML07eZCJA3I You can also access the video on our facebook page at Wanamaker Woods Church of the Nazarene or on our website at www.wwnaz.org and click on live streaming on the front page. Dear Church Family: Everyone’s world has quickly and drastically changed. We all struggle when things don’t go according to plan. So, what do we do, especially when there isn’t an end in sight? The best place to go is to the One who holds every tomorrow. I love how David reminds us in Psalm 46 that “God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. So, we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea. Let the oceans roar and foam. Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge!” For David, the world was crumbling around him, yet he found comfort in knowing God is a refuge and strength. Today, I simply want to encourage you to run to God. Give God your concerns and worries about tomorrow, and remember He’s always there to help in troubled times. -Pastor Michael An update from WWCN:
We will be live-streaming our services on our church website. We invite you to join us from the comfort of your home with your family at 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM. We will also be broadcasting our service 10:30 AM on 13.2 (or channel 11 for Cox customers, or channel 12 for U-verse customers). If there are technical difficulties, we will have our service loaded on our You Tube channel by 5:00 PM Need to know how to access our Live Stream this Sunday? Here's a quick instructional video. (click on the link below) https://youtu.be/ML07eZCJA3I You can also access the video on our facebook page at Wanamaker Woods Church of the Nazarene or on our website at www.wwnaz.org and click on live streaming on the front page. Dear Church Family:Accept and Adapt. Two words which can guide us through new and challenging days! Accept you are in the middle of a new normal. Adapt your thinking, emotions, hopes and expectations to these new days. Allow the words of Philippians 4:4-7 to direct and encourage you. “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Pastor Holmes An update from WWCN: Hey church, we've got an incredible opportunity to serve outside our church walls. Take a look around your circles. Consider the effects of COVID-19 on the lives of the people you know. Are there single working parents with young kids who have no place to go? Are there shut-ins? The elderly? Someone suddenly in financial distress because a job has been taken in this pandemic? Someone need a ride? Help with homework? Groceries picked up? Take a slice of their burden. Offer a way to help. Step into their lives and offer your time, your money, your sweat, your tears, the love of Christ within you. Woods family, this has the power to bring us together and it's going to take the whole body doing each part in order to share in Christ’s mission. "Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it." 1 Corinthians 12:12 (Grab your Bible and read the whole chapter.) Our church might not be meeting in its building right now, but THE CHURCH has an opportunity here. And that means me and you. Let's do this church! Find your person! Lend your help! We'll get through this together! Here are some examples to inspire you of what some of our church family members are doing:
 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” John 14:18
In uncertain times we are reminded to invite Jesus into our doubts and fears. Notice His promise, “I will come to you.” Allow Him to do just that. Then as you live in the consciousness of His presence, celebrate the fact that you are not alone. He is with you and will not forsake or leave you. As you walk in the comfort of His presence, remember the words of Peter. “Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. ]But, resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your [b]brethren who are in the world. After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you. To Him be dominion forever and ever. Amen.”(I Peter 5:6-11) Pastor Holmes Update from WWCN: Here is what we plan to do to continue leading people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ:
We have a number of ways to receive your offerings.
Find our church by ZIP code 66614 or using location finder. Donate! You’ll find that ONLINE GIVING is secure, fast and easy to use. 2. You now can give to our church by simply calling 1-800-675-7430 and Vanco our partner in giving will receive your donations over the phone. 3. You can visit our website and give through our website: wwnaz.org 4. Simply mail your offering to the church. Please know your pastoral staff is here to assist you in any way possible. Trust God, continue to make wise decisions and watch how God works in our changing world. When we allow Jesus Christ into our lives to be our Savior and Lord, He becomes the general manager of our life. Because of this wonderful reality we can trust Him regardless of what is happening in our nation or world.
Psalm 37:25 boldly states, “I have been young, and now I am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his descendants begging bread.” Indeed God takes care of His people. These are great days to allow our faith to go even deeper, trusting the One who reminds us, “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you for I am you God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Pastor Holmes WWCN Update for 3-17-2020 Remember ALL services at both campuses are postponed for the next two weeks. We will be live streaming our services through our website wwnaz.org at 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM each Sunday morning. If you have a monetary contribution you would like to make we have a number of ways to receive your offerings.
• Find our church by ZIP code 66614 or using location finder. • Donate! You’ll find that ONLINE GIVING is secure, fast and easy to use. 2. You now can give to our church by simply calling 1-800-675-7430 and Vanco, our partner in giving will receive your donations over the phone. 3. You can visit our website and give through our website: wwnaz.org (Look for the "Giving" tab) 4. Simply mail your offering to the church at 3501 SW Wanamaker Road, Topeka, Ks 66614 Relax and enjoy some quality time with your family! Dear Church Family,
After considerable discussion, today we have decided to cancel all live-services and all on-campus programing for the next two weeks. While we understand this comes as a disappointment for many of our church family members, we made this difficult decision in a spirit of faith, rather than fear. With the recent guidelines of the Center for Disease Control, gatherings of no more than 50 for the next eight weeks, we have decided it better to err on the side of caution and listen to the advice of public health officials. We have the responsibility to our church family, to protect their health and safety. We have the responsibility to the Topeka community, to help minimize the impact of the virus among at-risk populations. So, here is what we plan to do to continue leading people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ:
In the end, it will be impossible to know if we overreacted or did too much, but it will be quite apparent if we under-reacted or did too little. Please know your pastoral staff is here to assist you in any way possible. Trust God, continue to make wise decisions and watch how God works in our changing world. Your Pastoral Staff, L. D. Holmes Pastor Michael Pastor Delinda Pastor Dick Pastor Fran Pastor Jerry Pastor Donny Pastor Bill Pastor Marty Pastor Jared Holly Traci Neil Wally Joyce Jeff |
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